Magazine



s. G. GREEN.

June 2, 1931.

MAGAZINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 17, 1929 raw M01 E Samuel C June 2, 1931. s. G. GREEN 1,808,106

MAGAZINE Filed April 17, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Risky V I Samuel II- Green I I II Patented June 2, 1931 air-Ear? sAMUEL e. GREEN, or GR Y, GEORGIA MAGAZINE Application filed April 17, 1929. Serial Ne. 355,907.

(GRANTED UNDER THEACT {3F MARCH 3, 1883, AS AMEN'DED APRIL 30, 1928; 376 0. (757) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

The subject of this invention is a magazine, particularly adapted for multiple gun mounts of the type disclosed in Patent No. 1,669,662 of May 15, 1928.

The defense against fast-moving low-flying aircraft which remain in range during only a brief interval is conducted by means of rapid fire guns having a capacity for delivering a great volume of fire. In order to take full advantage of the high rate of fire of the gun, the ammunition supply must be uninterrupted during the course of the target.

At the present time a supply of ammunition sufficient for continuous firing during a single course of the target has been found to consist of four magazines of a standard capacity of 250 rounds per belt for the .30 caliber gun or 100 rounds per belt for the .50 caliber gun.

In carrying the requisite total supply of ammunition in a single belt, it is necessary to consider that the belt must be carried by the mount because of the inclination of the gun when directed at aerial targets and the necessity for feeding the belt in the plane of the feed mechanism, that the feed mechanism is only capable of elevating a loaded belt through a limited distance, and, that the stability characteristics of the gun mount must be preserved as nearly as the conditions of'a variable load will permit.

In conformity with the foregoing requirements, the present invention contemplates a magazine which is distinguished principally by an arrangement whereby the belt of ammunition will be disposed partly above the feed mechanism of the gun and partly below it.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel arrangement and combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within 7 fied form of the magazine.

the scope of what is claimed wit-houtdepartrug from the spiritof the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is fragmentary view rear elevation of the cradle plate of a multiple gun mount with the improved magazine in posi tion and shown in side elevation; 1

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the magazine; l I Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sleeve for the magazine; v g V Fig. 4 is a sectional view onthe line 4-4 ofFigQ; v

Fig. 5 is a View in side elevation of a m'odi- Referring to the drawings by numerals of. reference:

The magazine of this invention is illustratedin connection with the cradle plate 5 of a'niultiple gun mount. Adjacent each of the guns 6 the cradle is formed with an opening 7 in which is secured a sleeve 8 arranged to laterally support the magazine and permit its insertion from either the upper or the under side of the cradle plate. The magazine is held bya double-ban dled latch 9 which is accessible from either side of the cradle plate.

The magazine is an elongated container consisting of a body 10 and a hinged cover 11. A delivery aperture 12 preferably provided at the upper margin of the body is positioned so as to be substantially in the horizontai plane of the feed opening 13 of the gun when the magazine is in place.

The cover 11 is of appreciable depth for the purpose of enclosing a reel 14 having a hollow axle 15 journaled in the side plates 16 of the cover. A pin 17 secured centrally within the hollow axle is engageable by the forked end 18 of a crank 19 when inserted from either side. A click latch for the reel is, provided in the form of a spring-pressed plunger 20 whose point is engageable with either one of a pair of recessed plates 21-21 secured to the side plates. This serves to promote a controlled unwinding of the ammunition belt 22 as it is drawn out of the magazine and through the feedway of the The loaded belt after being wound on the reel until it occupies all the available .space in the cover is folded in layers in the body 10 until the free end is in line with the delivery aperture 12. The cover on being secured by the latches 23 positions a pawl 24 over the delivery aperture to prevent the return movement of a belt which is partially withdrawn.

In Fig. 5 the body of the magazine is formed with side plates 25 which extend above the point of delivery 26 and terminate in bearings 27 for receiving the ends of the reel axle 15. A cover 28 conforming with the side plates 25 may be included or omitted as deemed preferable.

This arrangement will permit the winding of the belt on the reel at a point removed from the magazine and will further permit the formation of the belt into a packet which can readily be dropped into the magazine.

I claim:

1; A magazine for a belt of ammunition consisting of a body, a cover for the body, a reel journaled in the cover and a delivery opening positioned beneath the reel and a pawl overlying the delivery opening.

2. A magazine for a belt of ammunition consisting of a body, a cover for the body a reel journaled in the cover and a delivery opening.

3. In a magazine for a belt of ammunition, a portion for receiving folded layers of the loaded belt and a portion for revolvably supporting a part of the loaded belt.

SAMUEL Gr. GREEN. 

